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Internet Browser

Plugins

Security

Speed

Customization/Looks

Firefox

5

5

5

5

Safari

3

4

3

4

I.E.

3

1

3

1

Firefox wins!

FPS Games

Brains

Reflexes

Community

Cost

Halo

1

5

1

$60

Tremulous

4

5

3

Free

ET:QW

3

4

5

<$20

Tremulous wins!

Vector Graphics Software

OS

Ease

Quality

Cost

Inkscape

All

4

4

Free

Illustrator

Mac, Win

5

5

Tons

Xara Xtreme

Linux

(Open Source)

5

3

Free

Inkscape and Xara tie for free quality, Illustrator costs too much.

Raytracing Software

Speed

Quality

Scene Creation

External Plugins

POV-Ray

5

5

2 (script)

3 (self)

Kerkythea

3

5

5 (3d view)

5 (self, SketchUp)

POV-Ray is very good and fast, bur Kerkythea saves time with it's in-system editing and SketchUp plug-ins.

Role-Playing Games

Graphics

Simplicity

Story

Misc.

Cost

Oblivion

5

5

5

3

~$60

Elona

3

5

2

5

Free

GearHead

5

3

4

3

Free

Oblivion gives the best time, with Elona being fun for those looking simply for a sandbox game, and GearHead combines sand-box gameplay with random story generations to provide a free gaming experience.

OS Review

Looks

Performance

Bugs

Cost

Windows XP

3/5 modded

4, but easy to mess up

3 (few)

A little

Mac OS-X

4

3

5 (none)

Extortionate, with hardware

Ubuntu/Knoppix

5 (with light software)

5

5 (none)

Free, WINE allows Windows "support"

Ubuntu/Knoppix is the best bet for an easy-use OS. Yes, they're different. But they're similar enough in user interface and features.

Bundled virtual machine? Like Windows style? The nice thing about WINE is that it needs no Windows, but the virtual machine, unless it's a total Windows remake, will require an Windows install over Linux. Virtualization is an option, but it's not preferred.

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